The Fast Running guide to….Vilamoura

There are certain places around Europe athletes flock to. Font Romeu, St Moritz, Monti Gordo or Murcia might be familiar. Vilamoura and Falesia,...

Loving those Kenyan hills

Fast Running writer Bláithín Shiel is currently out in Kenya, training in the home of champions Iten. In her first dispatch...

Joint winners? I’d rather see a race

Jess Learmouth and Georgia Taylor-Brown have been disqualified from the World Triathlon Olympic qualification event in Tokyo for crossing the finish...

Centurion Running tips for your first (and next) ultra

Ultra marathons, any race longer than the traditional 26.2 miles, keep growing in popularity so we asked some experts for some...

The journey to Frankfurt begins now

For some the Autumn marathon season is already starting. Saysky athlete Paul Navesey is going to share his journey to the...

The common drive for progress in us all

Athletes come in all shapes, sizes, personalities and ethnicities. The variety of people participating in the sport is amazing. However, one...

What the hell are you supposed to do when you’re injured?

Injury can be an unfortunate part of running, but time off doesn’t have to be all bad. As a runner who...

Ben Pochee: The man behind the magic

In the six years since Ben Pochee organised the first Night Of The 10,000m PB’s a lot has changed. The race...

Have you got the fight?

A perfect race is a rare thing, no matter how well we train and plan, but do you plan to fight...

The value of cross training isn’t just physical

Just because it’s not running, doesn’t mean other sports can’t help us develop as athletes. Not just physiologically, Blaíthín Shiel thinks...